Priyanka was pitted against Kangana in the Best Actress category.
Actress Priyanka Chopra took to micro-blogging site Twitter to congratulate actress Kangana Ranaut for bagging the National Award for Best Actress, for her role in
Queen. The winners of 62nd National Film Awards were announced in a press conference in New Delhi on March 24.
Priyanka, who was pitted against Kangana for her role in
Mary Kom, tweeted:
Priyanka, had previously won the National Award in the same category for 2008 film
Fashion, for which Kangana also won Best Actress in Supporting Role award. (
National Awards: Kangana Ranaut Wins Best Actress, Queen is Best Hindi Film )
Meanwhile, Priyanka's film
Mary Kom was named Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. (Also Read:
Complete List of Winners)
She tweeted:
Priyanka also congratulated director Vishal Bhardwaj, with whom she has worked in
Kaminey. Mr Bhardwaj's
Haider bagged five awards this year. She tweeted:
Haider won Best Male Playback Singer for Sukhwinder Singh for the song
Bismil; Best Dialogues and Music Direction for the film's director Vishal Bhardwaj; Best Choreography for Norway-based Sudesh Adhana; and Best Costume Designer for the effervescent Dolly Ahluwalia.
Meanwhile, Priyanka is in Atlanta for ABC Studio's TV show
Quantico.